GEN · Nasdaq

Gen Digital

Systems Software · Tempe, Arizona · founded 1982

Board members
9
CEO
Vincent Pilette
Insider buys, 12 mo
$217K
Insider sales, 12 mo
$22.8M

Board of directors (9)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Vincent Pilette
CEO, Pres. & Chairsince Dec 2020
Sue Barsamian
Directorsince Jan 2019
Nora Denzel
Directorsince Dec 2019+1 S&P board
Eric Brandt
Directorsince Mar 2020+1 S&P board
Emily Heath
Directorsince Jan 2021
Sherrese M. Smith
Directorsince Jan 2021
Pavel Baudis
Directorsince Sep 2022
Ondrej Vlcek
Presidentsince May 2025
John C. Chrystal
Directorsince May 2025

Executive officers (4)

Vincent Pilette
CEO, Pres. & Chairsince May 2019
Natalie Marie Derse
CFOsince Jul 2020
Bryan Seuk Ko
COO, CLO and Secretarysince Jan 2020
Travis Michael Witteveen
Head of Products and Portfoliosince Jul 2026

Company facts

Chair
Vincent Pilette
In S&P 500 since
Mar 2003
Incorporated in
DE
Fiscal year ends
March
SEC industry
Services-Prepackaged Software
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$217K
2 trades · 1 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$22.8M
11 trades · 4 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$22.6M
Data through
Nov 2, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Nov 2, 2026Travis Michael Witteveen
Head of Products and Portfolio
Sale30,000$29.75$892K
Sep 4, 2026Bryan Seuk Ko
COO, CLO and Secretary
Sale28,248$30.67$866K
Aug 27, 2026Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale200,000$30.00$6.0M
Aug 25, 2026Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale152,358$29.00$4.4M
Aug 21, 2026Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale47,462$29.00$1.4M
Aug 19, 2026Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale100,000$28.00$2.8M
Aug 17, 2026Travis Michael Witteveen
Head of Products and Portfolio
Sale440$28.06$12K
Aug 10, 2026Travis Michael Witteveen
Head of Products and Portfolio
Sale30,000$29.42$883K
Jun 10, 2026Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale100,000$24.78$2.5M
Jun 4, 2026John C. Chrystal
Director
Buy3,000$27.06$81K
Feb 17, 2026Natalie Marie Derse
CFO
Sale794$23.62$19K
Dec 10, 2025Ondrej Vlcek
President
Sale113,674$27.12$3.1M
Nov 13, 2025John C. Chrystal
Director
Buy5,000$27.14$136K
Aug 13, 2025John C. Chrystal
Director
Buy10,000$32.10$321K
Aug 13, 2025Bryan Seuk Ko
COO, CLO and Secretary
Sale41,084$32.00$1.3M
May 16, 2025Nora Denzel
Director
Sale31,646$28.76$910K
Feb 18, 2025Natalie Marie Derse
CFO
Sale989$27.74$27K
Nov 26, 2024Bryan Seuk Ko
COO, CLO and Secretary
Sale37,848$30.58$1.2M
Nov 26, 2024Bryan Seuk Ko
COO, CLO and Secretary
Sale10,442$30.58$319K
Aug 19, 2024Vincent Pilette
CEO, Pres. & Chair
Sale178,801$25.54$4.6M
May 15, 2024Peter A. Feld
Director
Sale303,118$24.89$7.5M
May 15, 2024Peter A. Feld
Director
Sale39,182$24.89$975K
May 14, 2024Peter A. Feld
Director
Sale85,850$24.44$2.1M
May 14, 2024Peter A. Feld
Director
Sale664,150$24.44$16.2M
May 14, 2024Natalie Marie Derse
CFO
Sale169,535$24.31$4.1M

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Oct 9, 2026

    Appointment of Talbott Roche as a Director of Gen On October 6, 2026, the Board appointed Talbott Roche to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately. In connection with her appointment, the Board determined that Ms. Roche is “independent” under the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. It has not yet been determined on which Board committees, if any, Ms. Roche will serve. Ms. Roche will receive a pro-rated portion of the annual cash retainer and the full annual equity retainer that is part of the standard compensation received by the Company’s non-employee directors for service on the Board, as previously disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement that was filed on July 28, 2026. In addition, Ms.

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  2. Nov 7, 2025

    (c) Appointment of Chief Operating Officer On November 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of Gen Digital Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Bryan Ko, the Company’s current Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, to the additional position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. There were no changes to Mr. Ko’s compensation arrangements in connection with this appointment and his existing compensatory terms, as previously disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for its most recent annual meeting of stockholders, remain in effect. Mr. Ko’s biographical information is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on July 28 , 2025 , which is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, there are no disclosable relationships pursuant to this current report on Form 8-K.

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  3. Jul 22, 2025

    Resignation of Frank Dangeard from the Gen Board On July 17, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), Frank Dangeard resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gen Digital Inc. (the “Company”), all committees thereof and from his position as Chair of the Board (“Chair”) for health reasons, effective immediately. Mr. Dangeard’s decision to resign from the Board was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company thanks Mr. Dangeard for his service as Chair and as a director of the Board.

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  4. May 16, 2025

    Resignation of Peter Feld from the Gen Board On May 15, 2025, Mr. Feld resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gen Digital Inc. (the “Company”) and all committees thereof, effective immediately. Mr. Feld’s decision to resign from the Board was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company thanks Mr. Feld for his Board service. Appointment of John Chrystal as a Director of Gen On May 15, 2025, the Board appointed John Chrystal, who previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MoneyLion Inc., to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately. In connection with his appointment, the Board determined that Mr. Chrystal is “independent” under the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

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  5. May 10, 2024

    Departure of Ondrej Vlcek as President of Gen On May 9 , 2024, Gen Digital Inc. (the “Company” or “Gen”) announced that on June 13 , 2024 (the “Departure Date”) , Ondrej Vlcek will transition from Gen and depart from his role as President but will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and provide consulting services to the Company to ensure an orderly transition. In connection with this transition, Mr. Vlcek will enter into an agreement with the Company (the “Agreement”), which will supersede any prior employment agreement Mr. Vlcek previously had with the Company. Pursuant to this Agreement, it is expected that Mr. Vlcek will provide consulting services on various matters, including matters related to innovation and technology at the request of the Company, which w ill be in addition to his regular ongoing responsibilities as a member of the Board.

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  6. Sep 16, 2022

    The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 13, 2022. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved the amendment of the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to eliminate the termination date of the Plan. The amendment of the Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 28, 2022, subject to stockholder approval, and became effective upon such stockholder approval on September 13, 2022. A more complete description of the terms of the Plan and the amendment to the Plan can be found in “ Proposal No. 4 — Amendment of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan ” in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein.

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  7. Sep 12, 2022

    In connection with the completion of the Merger, with effect from the end of the Company’s annual general meeting to be held on September 13, 2022, the Company will expand the size of its Board from 9 to 10 members and appoint Ondrej Vlček and Pavel Baudiš to the Board. In addition, Mr. Vlček was appointed President of the combined Company. As previously announced, Vincent Pilette will be the Chief Executive Officer of the combined Company. 3 Mr. Vlček, age 45, served as Avast’s chief executive officer from July 2019 through the completion of the Merger. From November 2018 through June 2019, Mr. Vlček was the president of Avast’s Consumer business unit. Prior to this, he served as the EVP and GM of the Consumer business unit from October 2016 through October 2018, and was the COO and CTO of the same company from April 2014 through September 2016.

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  8. Jun 29, 2021

    On June 28, 2021, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the FY22 Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of fiscal 2022 non-GAAP bookings, provided an initial operating gate measured at fiscal 2022 non-GAAP operating profit dollars is achieved, as detailed below.

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  9. Mar 26, 2021

    to report the appointment of Sherrese M. Smith and Emily Heath to its Board of Directors. Because Ms. Smith and Ms. Heath were not immediately appointed to serve on any board committees, disclosure of the board committees on which Ms. Smith and Ms. Heath would serve was not included in the filing in accordance with instruction no. 2 of the Instructions to

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  10. Jan 19, 2021

    On January 19, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sherrese M. Smith, 48 and Emily Heath, 46 to serve as members of the Board, effective as of such date. Ms. Smith has served as a corporate partner at Paul Hastings LLP, a global law firm, since 2013, where she is a member of the firm’s media, technology and telecommunications practice and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the firm’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice. Ms. Smith regularly counsels companies on complex transactional and regulatory issues, including data privacy and cybersecurity and breach response issues across various jurisdictions (including the U.S., the EU and Asia). Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Ms.

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  11. Sep 8, 2020

    On September 8, 2020, NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Matthew Brown, its Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will step down from his position effective November 6, 2020. Mr. Brown’s decision to leave the Company was not due to any disagreement relating to the Company’s management, policies, or practices. Upon Mr. Brown’s departure, Natalie Derse, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will assume the responsibility of Principal Accounting Officer.

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  12. Jul 8, 2020

    Appointment of Chief Financial Officer On July 8, 2020, NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Natalie M. Derse accepted an offer to become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective July 8, 2020. Ms. Derse replaces Matt Brown who has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since December 2019. Mr. Brown will return to his role as the Company’s Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, and will continue to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Ms. Derse, 42 years old, previously served in numerous financial capacities with eBay, Inc., a global commerce marketplace, from July 2011 through July 2020, most recently as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Global Product, Platform, Payments, Risk and Trust. Prior to joining eBay, Ms.

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  13. May 29, 2020

    On May 28, 2020, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the FY21 Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of fiscal 2021 non-GAAP bookings, provided an initial operating gate measured at fiscal 2021 non-GAAP operating profit margin is achieved, as detailed below.

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  14. Feb 26, 2020

    On February 25, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Eric K. Brandt to serve as a member of the Board and the Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. Brandt served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Broadcom Corporation (“Broadcom”), a global supplier of semiconductor devices, from February 2010 until February 2016, and he served as Broadcom’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2007 until February 2010. From September 2005 until March 2007, Mr. Brandt served as Chief Executive Officer & President, member of the Board of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Beginning in 1999, he held various positions at Allergan, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical company, including Executive Vice President of Finance and Technical Operations and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Allergan, Mr.

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  15. Jan 21, 2020

    On January 21, 2020, NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Scott C. Taylor, its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, is stepping down from his position as General Counsel and Secretary effective January 21, 2020. Mr. Taylor will remain an employee of the Company for a transitional period.

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  1. Jan 13, 2020

    On January 10, 2020, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved an additional cash award for Matt Brown, interim Chief Financial Officer, of $25,000 for each month that Mr. Brown serves as interim Chief Financial Officer from November 7, 2019, the date of Mr. Brown’s appointment. The cash award will be payable to Mr. Brown in a lump sum upon the appointment of a permanent Chief Financial Officer.

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  2. Dec 10, 2019

    On December 5, 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”), the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors of NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved a severance benefit agreement (the “ Agreement ”) for the Company’s President, Samir Kapuria, in connection with the Company’s completed sale of certain assets of the Company’s enterprise security business to Broadcom Inc. on November 4, 2019. Pursuant to the Agreement, (in lieu of benefits under any other similar plan or agreement following termination by the Company without cause or death) if Mr. Kapuria is terminated by the Company without cause or upon his death prior to December 31, 2020, Mr. Kapuria shall be entitled to receive (a) a cash payment equal to Mr. Kapuria’s annual base salary, (b) a cash payment equal to Mr.

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  3. Dec 6, 2019

    On December 6, 2019, NortonLifeLock Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf, its Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, will resign from her position effective December 13, 2019 in connection with the Company’s completed sale of certain assets of the Company’s enterprise security business to Broadcom Inc. on November 4, 2019.

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  4. Nov 12, 2019

    On November 10, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a grant to Mr. Pilette of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") with a total value of $2,000,000 pursuant to the terms of the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to the standard terms and conditions of the Company's form of RSU award agreement. Such grant will be made in accordance with the Company's standard equity grant practices. These RSUs will vest in full on December 31, 2020, provided Mr. Pilette continues to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer on the vesting date. Mr. Pilette will be entitled to pro-rated vesting on the RSUs if he is terminated by the Company other than for cause prior to the vesting date.

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  5. Nov 7, 2019

    On November 7, 2019, the Company announced that Richard S. “Rick” Hill, the Company’s interim President and Chief Executive Officer is stepping down, effective November 8, 2019, and will be concurrently succeeded by the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, Vincent Pilette, who will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and that at the same time, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Cyber Security Services, Samir Kapuria, will become the Company’s President and the Company’s current Chief Accounting Officer, Matt Brown, will become the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pilette, age 47, has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective November 8, 2019. From May 2019 to November 2019, he served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

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  6. Aug 30, 2019

    On August 30, 2019, Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) and Richard S. Hill, the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a transition services agreement (the “ Transition Services Agreement ”) in connection with the sale of certain assets of the Company’s enterprise security business to Broadcom Inc. as disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2019 (the “ Asset Sale Transaction ”). The Transition Services Agreement provides that Mr. Hill will resign from his role as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer following the closing (the “ Closing ”) of the Asset Sale Transaction at such time as determined by the Board (but not later than December 31, 2019) (the “ Resignation Date ”). Mr.

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  7. Aug 27, 2019

    Retention Arrangements On August 21, 2019, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) approved enhanced severance and retention arrangements (the “ Retention Arrangements ”) for certain executives of the Company, including Vincent Pilette, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Scott C. Taylor, the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (the “ Executives ”) in connection with the sale of certain assets of the Company’s enterprise security business to Broadcom Inc.

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  8. Jun 11, 2019

    On June 10, 2019, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) approved the FY20 Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of targeted non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP operating income margin for fiscal year 2020, as detailed below. For our anticipated named executive officers for fiscal 2019, the target funding under the FY20 Executive Annual Incentive Plans are as follows: for Richard S.

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  9. May 28, 2019

    On May 24, 2019, the Company and Mr. Hill entered into an at-will employment agreement regarding the terms of Mr. Hill’s employment as the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Agreement”). A summary of the material terms and conditions of the Agreement is set forth below. The summary is qualified in all respects by reference to the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.01 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Hill’s Employment Agreement . Employment Term. The term of the Agreement is one year from May 9, 2019 (the “Start Date”), or until the earlier of the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive Officer of the Company unless earlier terminated by a vote of a majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” and the term of the Agreement, the “Employment Term”). Base Salary and Bonus. Mr.

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  10. May 9, 2019

    Chief Executive Officer Transition On May 9, 2019, the Company announced the appointment of Richard S. “Rick” Hill, 67 years old, as its interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hill has served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) since January 2019 and will continue to serve on the Board. Mr. Hill has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a semiconductor company, since May 2016 and as a member of the boards of directors of Arrow Electronics, Inc., an electronic components and enterprise computing solutions company, since 2006, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, a chemical mechanical planarization supplier, since June 2012, and Xperi, an electronic devices development company, since August 2012 and as its Chairman since March 2013. Previously, Mr.

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  11. Feb 1, 2019

    On January 31, 2019, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Nicholas R. Noviello will be stepping down from his role as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in the coming months to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Noviello will continue as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until a successor is appointed and will remain with the Company in order to ensure a smooth transition. The Company has initiated a search to identify a new Chief Financial Officer. On January 31, 2019, the Company also entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Noviello (the “Transition Services Agreement”) for transition services through August 14, 2019 (the “Transition Period”) pursuant to which Mr.

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  12. Jan 31, 2019

    On January 31, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Matthew Brown, 38, who is currently its Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller, to the position of Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer effective as of January 31, 2019. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.01 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Brown joined the Company as Vice President, Finance in August 2016 following the Company’s acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”), where he had served since October 2015, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Controller. Previously, he served in various positions at NETGEAR, Inc., a computer networking hardware company, from 2010 to October 2015, most recently as Senior Director, Assistant Controller. Mr. Brown holds a B.S. degree in business administration from the Walter A.

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  13. Jan 8, 2019

    On January 8, 2019, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Sue Barsamian and Richard S. “Rick” Hill as members of the Board, effective January 7, 2019. Ms. Barsamian previously served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Micro Focus International Newbury, UK from September 2017 through April 2018 and as the Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, HPE Software at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from November 2016 to September 2017. From 2006 to November 2016, Ms. Barsamian served in various executive roles at Hewlett Packard including SVP and GM of Enterprise Security Products, the company’s cybersecurity portfolio and SVP of Worldwide Indirect Sales. Prior to joining Hewlett Packard, Ms.

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  14. Dec 3, 2018

    The stockholders of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “EIP”) and amendments to the Company’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “ESPP”) at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on December 3, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). The Board of Directors of the Company approved the amendments to the EIP in August and October 2018, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting and approved the amendments to the ESPP in January 2018, subject to stockholder ratification at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the EIP amendment and the ESPP amendment became effective upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

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  15. Nov 29, 2018

    On November 29, 2018, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Michael Fey, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has resigned from his positions with the Company, effective immediately (the “Separation Date”). Greg Clark, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the additional position of President effective as of the Separation Date. The Company has entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release of All Claims (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Fey dated November 28, 2018. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr.

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  16. Sep 17, 2018

    of this Current Report on Form 8-K; and (vi) to provide Mr. Hill with customary Board observer rights until the date that Mr. Hill is appointed to the Board. With respect to the 2018 Annual Meeting, Starboard has agreed to, among other things, vote all shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Starboard in favor of the Company’s director nominees and, subject to certain conditions, vote in accordance with the Board’s recommendations on all other proposals. In the event that the Company does not hold the 2018 Annual Meeting before December 4, 2018, at such time, Mr. Miller and Ms. Laybourne will resign from the Board and Mr. Hill will be appointed to the Board.

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  17. Jul 3, 2018

    On June 29, 2018, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) approved the FY19 Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the Company’s named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of targeted non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP operating income for fiscal year 2019, as detailed below. For the Company’s named executive officers, the target funding under the FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plans are as follows: for Gregory C. Clark, 150% of annual base salary at 100% achievement; for Nicholas R. Noviello, 100% of annual base salary at 100% achievement; for Michael D.

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  18. Jun 6, 2018

    On June 6, 2018, Symantec Corporation announced that Francis C. Rosch, its Executive Vice President, Consumer Digital Safety, will resign from his position effective June 29, 2018 to pursue other opportunities.

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  19. Oct 6, 2017

    The stockholders of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) approved amendments to Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “EIP”), at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on October 5, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved the amendments to the EIP in August 2017, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the EIP amendments became effective upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s named executive officers may participate in this plan.

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  20. Aug 8, 2017

    On August 7, 2017, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Mark Garfield, its Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, resigned from his position effective August 7, 2017. Mr. Garfield has agreed to continue to serve in an advisory capacity with the Company through October 2017. Mr. Garfield’s decision to leave the Company was not due to any disagreement relating to the Company’s management, policies, or practices. Nicholas R. Noviello, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, assumed the responsibilities of Principal Accounting Officer effective August 7, 2017. Mr. Noviello previously served as the Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer at NetApp, Inc. from January 2012 through January 2016.

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  21. Jun 26, 2017

    On June 23, 2017, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) approved the FY18 Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of targeted non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP operating income for fiscal year 2018, as detailed below. For our named executive officers, the target funding under the FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plans are as follows: for Gregory C. Clark, 150% of annual base salary at 100% achievement; for Nicholas R. Noviello, 100% of annual base salary at 100% achievement; for Michael D.

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  22. Nov 4, 2016

    On November 3, 2016, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced in a press release that Thomas Seifert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, provided notice to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company that he would resign from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective November 30, 2016. On November 3, 2016, the Company also announced that Nicholas Noviello, 47, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on December 1, 2016. Mr. Seifert has agreed to continue to serve in an advisory capacity with the Company through March 2017 to assist in an orderly transition of responsibilities. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.01 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Mr.

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  23. Aug 1, 2016

    (d) Appointment of Executive Officers Consistent with prior disclosures, on August 1, 2016, Gregory Clark became the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board and Michael A. Brown ceased serving as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of the Company. In addition, Michael Fey became the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. For a description of Mr. Clark’s employment arrangement, please refer to

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  24. Jul 11, 2016

    Appointment of President and Chief Operating Officer On July 11, 2016, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Michael Fey as its President and Chief Operating Officer, effective upon, and subject to, the closing of the merger pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc. and Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”, and such closing of the merger the “Closing”). Mr. Fey, age 41, has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Blue Coat since December 2014. Prior to joining Blue Coat, Mr. Fey held a variety of positions at the Intel Security Group from 2012 until 2014, including Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and General Manager of Corporate Products. Previously, Mr.

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  25. Jun 28, 2016

    On June 25, 2016, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) approved the FY17 Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plans (the “ Annual Incentive Plans ”) for the Company’s named executive officers. Under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plans, the Company’s named executive officers will be eligible to receive performance-based incentive bonuses based on the Company’s achievement of targeted non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP operating income for fiscal year 2017, as detailed below. For the Company’s named executive officers, the target funding under the Annual Incentive Plans are as follows: for Michael Brown, 150% of annual base salary at 100% achievement (subject to the applicable payout restrictions and proration as set forth in Mr.

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  26. Jun 14, 2016

    Appointment of Chief Executive Officer On June 12, 2016, the Company announced that, in connection with the Merger, the Board has appointed Gregory Clark, the current chief executive officer of Blue Coat, as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board effective upon, and subject to, the Closing. Mr. Clark, age 51, has served as the chief executive officer of Blue Coat and as a member of Blue Coat’s board of directors since September 2011. Prior to joining Blue Coat, Mr. Clark was the president and chief executive officer of Mincom, a global software and service provider to asset-intensive industries, from 2008 to August 2011. Before joining Mincom, Mr. Clark was a founder and served as president and chief executive officer of E2open, a provider of cloud-based supply chain software, from 2001 until 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr.

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  27. Apr 28, 2016

    On April 28, 2016, the Company announced that it is initiating a Chief Executive Officer transition process as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 24, 2016. Effective April 28, 2016, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael A. Brown, will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for a period ending not later than October 28, 2016 (the “Transition Date”) to facilitate an orderly transition of his duties and responsibilities through the Transition Date. Mr. Brown will also continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors through the Transition Date. In addition, beginning on April 28, 2016, Mr. Brown will step down from his role as the Company’s President and Dr. Ajei S. Gopal will begin serving as the Company’s interim President and Chief Operating Officer. The Company has commenced a search for a successor to Mr.

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  28. Mar 7, 2016

    (d) In connection with the Closing, on March 4, 2016, Ken Hao, Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake, was appointed by the Board of the Company as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Hao’s appointment is effective on March 4, 2016. On the date of his appointment, Mr. Hao was not appointed to any committees of the Board. Mr. Hao was appointed to the Board pursuant to the Investment Agreement, as amended. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, as amended, for so long as Silver Lake has rights to nominate a director to the Board, the Company has, subject to the approval of its Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, agreed to include such person in its slate of nominees for election to the Board at each of the Company’s meetings of stockholders in which directors are to be elected and to use its reasonable efforts to cause the election of such person.

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Share price

$29.79+45% since 2016 board/officer change filed
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Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2026$5.0B$973.0M19.5%$1.57$15.6B
FY2024$3.9B$643.0M16.3%$1.03$15.5B
FY2023$3.8B$607.0M16.0%$0.95$15.8B
FY2022$3.3B$1.3B40.2%$2.14$15.9B
FY2021$2.6B$554.0M21.7%$0.92$6.4B
FY2020$2.5B$3.9B156.1%$6.05$7.7B
FY2018$2.5B$31.0M1.3%$0.05$15.9B
FY2017$2.6B$1.1B44.5%$1.70$16.6B

Former directors and officers (30)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Roche L. Talbott Hoskins
DirectorOct 2026 – Oct 2026
Frank E. Dangeard
DirectorMay 2016 – Jun 2025
Peter A. Feld
DirectorSep 2018 – Sep 2024
Kenneth Hao
Director2016 or earlier – Sep 2022
David Humphrey
DirectorAug 2016 – Sep 2020
Matthew Charles Brown
CAOFeb 2019 – Aug 2020
Samir Kapuria
PresidentMay 2018 – Jun 2020
V. Paul Unruh
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2020
Scott C. Taylor
EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary2016 or earlier – Nov 2019
Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf
SVP, Chief Human Resource Off.May 2016 – Nov 2019
Richard Hill
Interim President and CEOJan 2019 – Nov 2019
David L. Mahoney
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2019
Anita M. Sands
Director2016 or earlier – May 2019
Suzanne M. Vautrinot
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2019
Daniel H. Schulman
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2019
Dale L. Fuller
DirectorSep 2018 – May 2019
Gregory S. Clark
President and CEOAug 2016 – Apr 2019
Nicholas R. Noviello
EVP & Chief Financial OfficerAug 2016 – Apr 2019
Arthur W. Gilliland
EVP and GM Enterprise ProductsDec 2018 – Dec 2018
Michael David Fey
President and COOAug 2016 – Oct 2018
Francis C. Rosch
EVP, Consumer Business2016 or earlier – Jun 2018
Geraldine B. Laybourne
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2018
Robert Steve Miller
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2018
Roxane Divol
EVP and GM, Website SecurityFeb 2017 – Sep 2017
Mark S. Garfield
SVP and CAO2016 or earlier – Jun 2017
Thomas J. Seifert
EVP & Chief Financial OfficerMay 2016 – Jun 2016
John F. Sorensen
SVP, Global Enterprise SalesMay 2016 – Jun 2016
Balaji Yelamanchili
EVP & GM, Enterprise SecurityMay 2016 – Jun 2016
Michael A/ca Brown
CEOMay 2016 – Jun 2016
Ajei Gopal
Interim President and COOMay 2016 – May 2016
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